40 jokes only people in self-isolation will understand

Quarantine. Social distancing. #flattenthecurve. Isolation. #stayathome. Corona. These are just some of the words that will define the year 2020, the year we literally didn’t want to touch anyone with a 10-foot pole.

But, just because we’re stuck in a rut doesn’t mean we can’t make fun of this world going to hell. Laughter is the best medicine, after all.

And what better way to lift up your spirits than to have a chuckle with these 40 funny coronavirus jokes! COVID-19 is in the house, yo (that’s a joke too, if you “get it”).

1) “My dad is a pilot and during the pandemic decided to make a work simulator at home.”

Now that all the gyms across the country are closed down, everyone is working out at home. But, what kind of routine is this airline pilot getting into?

2) LEGO my toilet paper!

Even LEGO is in on the coronavirus joke. They understand the psychology of toilet paper, and how we’d trade an entire month’s worth of food for one delightfully plush roll.

You like LEGO’s? pic.twitter.com/CalBnEiVFt

— 🐶Earl of Frunkpuppy🐶 (@28delayslater) March 19, 2020

3) Mother Nature is a hard-ass

Remember how our parents used to send us to our bedrooms when we were being bad? Well, Mother Nature doesn’t joke around when it comes to doling out punishment!

I feel like Nature has sent us all to our rooms for being assholes.

— Derek Mears (@DerekMears) March 18, 2020

4) “My dog isn’t used to me being home during the day and is just staring at me from different places around the house.”

Dogs don’t know what to do with their owners who are bugging out at home 24/7. What kind of strange voodoo made this happen?

5) Canada’s super cool plastic money

Back in 2011 Canada replaced their paper bills with currency that is made with a synthetic polymer. It’s been the butt of jokes for years, but no one’s laughing anymore about how easy it is to throw plastic money into the wash!

6) Rich celebrities, tell us your woes!

Want to know how those with a silver spoon are dealing with the whole #stayathome dealio? Well, they just hole up in their massive homes, have an Uber Eats driver deliver their food, and don’t even break out in a sweat because their millions of dollars will stretch into infinity before they feel the economic pinch.

7) Ironic role reversals

One of the symptoms of COVID-19 that no one talks about is the funny role reversal described here. No wonder this has over 200K shares!

in an unsettling reversal of my teenage years, I am now yelling at my parents for going out

— Brigid Delaney (@BrigidWD) March 16, 2020

8) It’s not ’cause of karma or anything

All that bad luck that’s now spreading around? It’s just the past coming back to bite us.

America sure is having some bad luck. It’s almost like it was built on an ancient Indian burial ground.

— Bea_ker (@bea_ker) December 10, 2016

9) When the Navy telecommutes

Battleships, anyone? The whole of humanity is in their hands!

10) Oh no!

Good point! The Amish aren’t exactly connected to the Internet for their news.

Instagram/thehoeunion
Source:

Instagram/thehoeunion

11) Don’t give up the dream!

Just because travel has come to a halt doesn’t mean you have to. Just fake it like all the Instagrammers do!

Instagram/the_corona_meme
Source:

Instagram/the_corona_meme

12) Social isolation inspires creativity

It can also make people go crazy! Like these transplanted twins from The Shining.

13) Netflix and lick’n trees

When it’s Netflix and chill, people are happily sober. But what happens when people are told to give up their basic freedoms?

AMERICA, EVERY WEEKEND: I just wanna Netflix and Chill lol.

THE WEEKEND EVERYONE NEEDS TO STAY INSIDE: It’s my God-given right to go outside and lick whatever I want.

— Jake Whitacre (@jakewhitacre) March 15, 2020

14) Star Trek humor

Here’s one for all the still-40-year-old-virgin sci-fi geeks. It’s time for a story about the birds and the bees and the 2020’s…

15) Crazy funny marketing geniuses

We still want our margaritas, especially now that we’re cooped up. And what better way to tempt us than with a roll of heavenly soft toilet paper

A bar in my neighborhood is delivering entire liters of their premixed margaritas for $25 and you get a complimentary roll of toilet paper with your purchase and it’s really starting to feel like there are no rules anymore

— Ryan Brooks (@ryanbrooks) March 18, 2020

16) Quarantine progression

At first we’re all for this quarantine. But then all that 24/7 coverage of the virus make life seem really scary!

Day 1 of quarantine: I’m going to take this as an opportunity to improve my health

Day 2 of quarantine: Due to personal reasons, I am eating a lasagna in my shower

— Roxi Horror 💀🌸 (@roxiqt) March 18, 2020

17) History repeats itself

Oh no, it’s the end of the world! Quick, grab a roll of toilet paper before the asteroid wipes everyone’s butt away!

History repeats itself. *giggle pic.twitter.com/mN0wpd525n

— Lori Lovely (@montrosefarms) March 22, 2020

18) Apocalyptic Fashion

It’s not always you expect it to turn out. It seems way more awesome in your head.

19) We’re alive though, right?

Just some humor from The Office to lighten the mood. Too bad the time traveler couldn’t see where he was going.

20) What are your plans for the weekend?

Being lazy at home. Just like we normally do.

@Rowlie:

“Ambitious- You plan to change Your position 4 times!”

Instagram/whatsapp_lebanon
Source:

Instagram/whatsapp_lebanon

21) Now everyone wants to know

The #stayathome command is an introvert’s dream. All that solitude is fun time multiplied by 12!

oh nowwww everyone wanna know what introverts do for fun

— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) March 13, 2020

22) They don’t play by their own rules

The government wags their finger at gatherings of 10 people or more, WHILE they themselves number in at 16. Did someone lose count?

oh nowwww everyone wanna know what introverts do for fun

— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) March 13, 2020

23) “When the quarantine kicks in…”

The menu looks fab at first! Until the day you run out of roadkill squirrel meat…

24) Working from home is way too hard

Working from home takes a lot of work and discipline. If you don’t timing your two lunches and six snacks just right, you might gain a bit of weight.

25) Time flies when COVID-19 life sucks

Now we’re aging faster than cats. One of years can now be squeezed into a super stressful week!

what a fucking year this week has been.

— HAN DOLO (@pacinomoney) November 4, 2019

26) It’s all about Jumanji!

Whoever started the game, please finish it. Pretty please, like right now!

Instagram/socialvenom
Source:

Instagram/socialvenom

27) Throwback Thursday to a better time of our lives

Remember when toilet paper used to be so abundant, stores would put them on sale just to get rid of them? Ah, those were the good old days…

28) Look on the bright side…

Now that everyone in Italy is quarantined, mother nature has a chance to fix herself. And all the wildlife can go back home to the forests.

29) What, an entire rubber suit isn’t enough protection?

Usually a teenage guy would be jumping all over this! But times have drastically changed…

30) Quarantine is only for outside of the house

Well you know it’s going to happen! In about 9 months there’s going to be a sudden spike in the world’s population!

31) Not all sports has been cancelled!

The best has yet to come. In fact, there’s still a lot of weird, hidden talent out there!

Update: Not all sports are cancelled pic.twitter.com/VHmxFinflV

— Marty O (@martoo14) March 14, 2020

32) “Anyone know how long this takes?”

Don’t wait for toilet paper to hit the shelves again. Learn how to be self-sufficient by growing your own roll of loo at home!

33) “News outlet in Canada is taping their microphones to hockey sticks to maintain social distance.”

Leave it to the Canucks to bring hockey into it, eh. But, that’s some hilariously cheeky ingenuity on their part!

34) It’s all good

Geez, make up your mind, people! Like that song from The Clash asks, “Should I stay or should I go?”

Instagram/moodunfazed
Source:

Instagram/moodunfazed

35) Oops, bad timing

May as well go back under and wait it out. It’s not any better when you’re wide awake!

Instagram/sqvid_official
Source:

Instagram/sqvid_official

36) STAY IN!

Better help #flattenthecurve before they take away your own roll of toilet paper! You’ll need it for what’s coming next in this scary real-life movie.

“Just because you feel fine doesn’t mean you are.”

37) Yep, we kind of did it to ourselves.

We probably should have been eating healthy and taking our daily multi-vitamins long before any of this happened. The virus is just reminding us to take our health more seriously!

Instagram/support4merci
Source:

Instagram/support4merci

38) “They are technically correct”

Yep. And some of us are probably watching a movie just like this on Netflix right now! that’s what makes this so funny/not-funny.

39) “There are true visionaries that walk among us.”

You gotta hand it to these comedic artist types. They sure know how to show off their creativity in the most hilarious way possible. I bet that rock is now worth a fortune!

40) Just smile and think positive thoughts!

There could still be a fairytale ending in sight for all of us. After all, didn’t Rapunzel get lucky when she was on lockdown?

let’s not forget that rapunzel was quarantined and met her future husband so let’s think positively here

— sam fischer (@samfischer52) March 16, 2020

Please SHARE this with your friends and family.

Article Sources:

Bored Panda

ThoughtCo.

To learn more read our Editorial Standards.